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regression

[ri-gresh-uhn] / rɪˈgrɛʃ ən /


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The deeper issue is regression to the mean.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

What looks like regression is often better understood as response.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

When trends feel irreversible, regression to the mean becomes hard to imagine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández all showed signs of regression last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

I’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere, because I get answers to a lot of questions, but not to the most important question of all: How does Algernon’s regression affect the basic hypothesis of the experiment?

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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